Episode 9 recap: Luo Qi Qi made up her mind to take the college entrance examination.
Xu Xiao Bo's father passed away early, and he remembered the time when he and his mother were bullied by others. It was Li Jia Jie who stood up for him. His mother refused to take medication, and Li Jia Jie helped persuade her. Although Li Jia Jie often seemed impatient in front of Xu Xiao Bo, he was actually a kind person who had been helping Xu Xiao Bo.
Xu Xiao Bo's mother had finished her medication, so he went to the factory to get reimbursed. However, he found that the reimbursement was less than before, which confused him. He asked for a recount, but the person in charge of reimbursement was about to get off work and asked Xu Xiao Bo to do the recount himself. Xie Shu stopped Xu Xiao Bo and asked him to come to his office. It was then that Xu Xiao Bo learned that the former plant manager, out of nostalgia, had intentionally left a position for Xu Xiao Bo as a replacement worker so that He Sili's medical expenses could be reimbursed by the factory. With a new plant manager in place, Xu Xiao Bo knew that he had to follow the rules as a high school student. Xie Shu advised Xu Xiao Bo to simply start working at the factory and use that replacement worker position to help solve the family's practical difficulties. Xu Xiao Bo wanted to go to college and hoped that after graduating, he could take his mother to the provincial capital to seek treatment. He declined Xie Shu's kind offer.
Luo Qi Qi encountered a bottleneck in her studies and became anxious as she realized that she couldn't concentrate. To adjust her state, she went for a run early in the morning while memorizing vocabulary words. On the playground, she ran into Chen Jin and sought his advice on how to improve her English grades. Chen Jin believed that Luo Qi Qi had a weak foundation and suggested that she start by expanding her vocabulary. He compared the human brain to a small universe that, when continuously developed, would have infinite possibilities. Recognizing Luo Qi Qi's intelligence, Chen Jin recommended using a method called "reading ten lines at a glance" to quickly memorize information, making it difficult for the first-year exams to challenge her.
Time flew by, and before they knew it, the first year of high school came to an end. During the final exams, Luo Qi Qi happened to be sitting in Lin Lan's old seat. Seeing the name "Lin Lan" engraved on the desk, Luo Qi Qi couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions. Xu Xiao Bo took the college entrance examination, and on the first day, he was in good condition. However, Jia Jie and Luo Qi Qi, who were waiting for him at home, were both very nervous. Luo Qi Qi prepared the gloves made by Xu Xiao Bo's mother and went out for deliveries. Before leaving, she specifically asked Li Jia Jie to make sure He Sili took her medication at three o'clock. Seeing that it was still early, Li Jia Jie decided to take a nap. When he woke up, it was already past four o'clock, and He Sili was nowhere to be found. When Luo Qi Qi returned home and learned that He Sili was missing, she became extremely worried. She was about to go out with Li Jia Jie to look for her when Xu Xiao Bo came back. Xu Xiao Bo immediately took a photo and asked around, but they couldn't find her. Late into the night, Xu Xiao Bo and Luo Qi Qi returned home together. Xu Xiao Bo learned that his mother hadn't taken her medication and got angry, giving Li Jia Jie a hard slap.
The next day, Xu Xiao Bo had another exam. He was worried about his mother and didn't sleep at all that night. He waited outside the exam room leaning against the railing and dozed off for a while before entering the exam room. Xu Xiao Bo couldn't calm his heart, constantly writing and erasing on the paper. Even before the end of the allotted time, he handed in his paper. Luo Qi Qi had been waiting outside the school and when she saw Xu Xiao Bo, she informed him that He Si Li had been found in a knitting shop. Xu Xiao Bo immediately rushed home and was relieved to see his mother doing well. He went into the kitchen to make a bowl of noodles for his mother, and Luo Qi Qi followed to help. Suddenly, she heard Xu Xiao Bo say that he was finished. Knowing that his mother couldn't do without him, yet he still wanted to go to college, it was a kind of escape. This heavy topic made Luo Qi Qi feel sorry for Xu Xiao Bo, but she didn't know how to help him get out of his predicament.
Lin Lan was surrounded and mocked by a few girls. When Luo Qi Qi saw her being bullied, she picked up a glass bottle and helped Lin Lan out of the situation. She learned that Lin Lan's family had encountered difficulties, and her parents had divorced. Her mother had married a college student who was only nine years older than Lin Lan. The property obtained from the divorce was spent by her mother's new husband. Luo Qi Qi felt that this matter had nothing to do with her and remained silent, which eased Lin Lan's recent troubles caused by gossip. Lin Lan hoped that Luo Qi Qi would study hard and not end up doing monotonous factory jobs.
Xu Xiao Bo, who failed the college entrance examination, was about to succumb to fate and choose to work in a factory. Luo Qi Qi stopped Xu Xiao Bo, who was selling study materials. She had already set her goal to get into a university in Beijing, and Xu Xiao Bo had long determined the same goal. Luo Qi Qi convinced Xu Xiao Bo to continue striving towards their shared goal. Zhang Jun was arranged by his father to attend a boarding school. On the street, he saw the fearless Luo Qi Qi and was inspired by her courage. For the first time, he said no to his father and made his own life choices.
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